The Great Selfish Gene Confusion

The Great Selfish Gene Confusion

Possibly one of my biggest issues with the way evolutionary theory is described in the social sciences today is the characterization of evolutionary biology as somehow being based on the same…
The Daytime Astronomer on Journal Editing

The Daytime Astronomer on Journal Editing

Here's a short tale about scientific journal editing, to complement my lament about the lack of Editors in Web2.0.  At the risk of being a scientific pariah, I believe some works can be…
Large Extra Dimensions At Reach Next Year!

Large Extra Dimensions At Reach Next Year!

A new public document has been made available on the CMS public web page yesterday morning. It reports on a study of the reach of the CMS detector, with data collectable in 2010, for a signal of…
Selfish Gene Confusion

Selfish Gene Confusion

In light of the popularity of this piece, here are some things to keep in mind about 'selfish' genes: 1. The basic issue is about the unit of selection - does natural selection choose allele,…
Economic Theory – Supply and Demand

Economic Theory – Supply and Demand

In economic theory, the law of supply and demand is considered one of the fundamental principles governing an economy. It is described as the state where as supply increases the price will tend to…
Kobe in September

Kobe in September

From August 30th to September 2nd I will attend the 29th edition of "Physics in Collision" in Kobe, Japan, to hear a few interesting talks and to present a poster on behalf of CMS, about the search…
Is this how science journalism works?

Is this how science journalism works?

I'd love to hear from readers who are science journalists. PZ Myers has posted this story from one of his readers who's trying to start a career as a freelance science journalist: When I submitted…